In the episode set to be aired in December, entitled The National Anthem, prime minister Michael Callow (played by Rory Kinnear, soon to be seen in James Bond film Skyfall ) is presented with the pig-sex challenge to meet a ransom demand to free a member of the royal family who has been kidnapped.

The second episode of the three-part series, called 15 Million Merits, satirises TV talent shows and has been co-written by Brooker’s wife Konnie Huq , one-time presenter of The Xtra Factor on ITV.

‘It’s not a massively comfortable piece of television to watch, but it’s not designed simply to outrage people,’ said Charlie Brooker of his new TV outing, which ‘combines satire, technology, absurdity and a pinch of surprise and it will all take place in a world you almost – almost – totally recognise.â

‘I think when people watch it, I don’t think there’ll be that much of an outcry,’ added the 40-year-old, whose zombie thriller Dead Set received a Bafta nomination.

Brooker also revealed Black Mirror – so named because it reminds him of a TV when it’s switched off – was influenced by classic US series The Twilight Zone.